Do I Have To Fit?!?

The tragic mulatto lady....the sore reminder of reality...Helga Crane is on a search to find happiness,and self identity. Helga Crane is the perfect example of the tragic mulatto female. Vying to fit and while still maintain individualism is to no avail. The educated woman of mixed race struggles, she lacks the zeal and appreciation for life that others around her have. Crane's lack of acceptance in either community is a struggle in itself. Her race consciousness is heightened which plays an active role in the lack of fullfillment she has.  Instead of Helga maximizing on her otherness as a whole she allows this to bea hindrance. Through self evaluation, and self-love Helga could have saved herself from being the walking stereotype. It is okay not to fit in a neat box that society outlines. Embrace all things that make you different for those are the things that make one perfectly imperfect.